triethylamine

[ trahy-eth-uhl-uh-meen, -eth-uhl-uh-meen, -am-in ]

nounChemistry.
  1. a colorless, flammable liquid, C6H15N, used chiefly as a solvent in chemical synthesis.

Origin of triethylamine

1
First recorded in 1840–50; tri- + ethyl + amine

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